Base Card List & Price Guide (BS)

Every Base card with live raw and PSA 10 prices, updated daily. Updated Jul 29, 2026.

Base has 304 cards we track daily, released in January 1999. A complete raw set is worth about $16,759 and the most valuable card is Venusaur #15 at $140.42.

The Base set of Pokémon cards is foundational to the trading card game, introducing iconic Pokémon and establishing the game's popularity. Collectors value this set for its nostalgic significance and the introduction of many beloved characters. The Base set remains a cornerstone of any serious Pokémon card collection.

Base chase cards

Key chase cards from the Base set include Venusaur, Chansey, and Ninetales, each of which has a strong following among collectors. These cards are sought after due to their rarity and the nostalgic value they hold for fans of the franchise.

Full Base card list with prices

#	Card	Rarity	Raw	PSA 10
15	Venusaur	Rare Holo	$140.42	$94.78
7	Hitmonchan	Rare Holo	$20.49	$1,800
12	Ninetales	Rare Holo	$31.07	$1,600
14	Raichu	Rare Holo	$54.09	$3,100
3	Chansey	Rare Holo	$55.94	$8,126
5	Clefairy	Rare Holo	$36.31	$4,435
44	Bulbasaur	Common	$2.86	$297.81
1	Alakazam	Rare Holo	$61.44	$1,880
16	Zapdos	Rare Holo	$47.69	$1,494
9	Magneton	Rare Holo	$31.25	$1,511
36	Magmar	Uncommon	$2.03	$189.86
BS 4	Charizard	Rare Holo	$386.96	-
1	Alakazam	Holo Rare	$284.53	$1,869
17	Beedrill	rare	$4.38	$198.86
77	Pokémon Trader	rare	$4.83	$595.64
24	Charmeleon	Uncommon	$2.23	$177.44
BS 2	Blastoise	Rare Holo	$221.93	-
63	Squirtle	Common	$5.26	$401.43
8	Machamp	Rare Holo	$187.79	$3,050
30	Ivysaur	Uncommon	$2.77	$223.02
75	Lass	rare	$3.21	$134.57
79	Super Energy Removal	rare	$4.05	$111.88
BS 15	Venusaur	Rare Holo	$157.00	-
35	Magikarp	Uncommon	$2.90	$361.42
73	Impostor Professor Oak	rare	$5.46	$824.85
29	Haunter	Uncommon	$1.73	$167.52
21	Electrode	rare	$7.52	$205.17
96	Double Colorless Energy	Uncommon	$4.44	$1,223
78	Scoop Up	rare	$7.32	$323.01
34	Machoke	Uncommon	$0.90	$104.82
70	Clefairy Doll	rare	$7.56	$335.22
61	Rattata	Common	$0.62	$104.66
72	Devolution Spray	rare	$5.45	$450.54
BS 1	Alakazam	Rare Holo	$89.31	-
74	Item Finder	rare	$6.60	$133.45
7	Hitmonchan	Holo Rare	$79.67	$1,705
BS 14	Raichu	Rare Holo	$79.67	-
69	Weedle	Common	$0.55	$84.48
32	Kadabra	Uncommon	$1.52	$268.03
28	Growlithe	Uncommon	$1.20	$85.62
90	Super Potion	Uncommon	$0.32	$83.08
68	Vulpix	Common	$0.62	$150.03
86	Pokémon Flute	Uncommon	$2.82	$526.53
BS 10	Mewtwo	Rare Holo	$67.72	-
88	Professor Oak	Uncommon	$1.62	$154.80
64	Starmie	Common	$0.93	$91.99
BS 3	Chansey	Rare Holo	$62.60	-
45	Caterpie	Common	$1.02	$134.02
92	Energy Removal	Common	$0.39	$91.25
BS 16	Zapdos	Rare Holo	$56.91	-
50	Gastly	Common	$0.92	$167.52
52	Machop	Common	$0.40	$93.81
84	PlusPower	Uncommon	$0.66	$68.50
87	Pokédex	Uncommon	$0.55	$142.64
39	Porygon	Uncommon	$3.89	$1,124
40	Raticate	Uncommon	$2.69	$136.62
51	Koffing	Common	$0.59	$94.93
93	Gust of Wind	Common	$0.32	-
BS 11	Nidoking	Rare Holo	$48.37	-
BS 5	Clefairy	Rare Holo	$48.37	-
55	Nidoran ♂	Common	$1.07	$88.41
57	Pidgey	Common	$1.68	$412.58
80	Defender	Uncommon	$1.28	$132.16
89	Revive	Uncommon	$2.23	$387.16
95	Switch	Common	$0.31	$75.61
67	Voltorb	Common	$3.25	$215.58
44	Bulbasaur	Common	$45.41	$355.85
BS 18	Dragonair	rare	$44.39	-
25	Dewgong	Uncommon	$2.19	$222.27
BS 6	Gyarados	Rare Holo	$41.22	-
81	Energy Retrieval	Uncommon	$0.52	-
31	Jynx	Uncommon	$0.74	$312.21
43	Abra	Common	$1.27	$156.35
48	Doduo	Common	$1.25	$156.10
49	Drowzee	Common	$0.58	$456.83
59	Poliwag	Common	$0.65	$475.77
BS 13	Poliwrath	Rare Holo	$37.56	-
33	Kakuna	Uncommon	$1.16	$107.05
38	Poliwhirl	Uncommon	$1.43	$178.41
56	Onix	Common	$0.65	$106.99
54	Metapod	Common	$0.73	$82.14
83	Maintenance	Uncommon	$2.30	$325.60
96	Double Colorless Energy	Uncommon	$34.09	-
62	Sandshrew	Common	$0.97	$169.03
66	Tangela	Common	$0.68	$113.37
60	Ponyta	Common	$0.59	$454.17
37	Nidorino	Uncommon	$3.38	$176.55
47	Diglett	Common	$1.05	$161.50
BS 9	Magneton	Rare Holo	$28.45	-
65	Staryu	Common	$0.55	$107.08
53	Magnemite	Common	$0.67	$107.66
82	Full Heal	Uncommon	$1.63	$438.60
91	Bill	Common	$0.28	-
BS 12	Ninetales	Rare Holo	$22.76	-
36	Magmar	Uncommon	$22.71	-
46	Charmander	Common	$1.79	$264.51
85	Pokémon Center	Uncommon	$1.55	$404.70
BS 7	Hitmonchan	Rare Holo	$20.60	-
BS 21	Electrode	rare	$19.25	-
BS 22	Pidgeotto	rare	$19.25	-
38	Poliwhirl	Uncommon	$17.07	-
41	Seel	Uncommon	$0.98	-
67	Voltorb	Common	$17.06	-
BS 58	Pikachu	Oversized	$17.06	-
BS 20	Electabuzz	rare	$13.73	-
80	Defender	Uncommon	$13.66	$132.70
63	Squirtle	Common	$11.38	-
82	Full Heal	Uncommon	$11.37	-
27	Farfetch'd	Uncommon	$10.24	-
25	Dewgong	Uncommon	$6.82	-
BS 23	Arcanine	Uncommon	$6.82	-
BS 25	Dewgong	Uncommon	$5.69	-
BS 46	Charmander	Oversized	$5.69	-
90	Super Potion	Uncommon	$5.63	-
35	Magikarp	Common	$5.50	-
79	Super Energy Removal	rare	$5.50	-
62	Sandshrew	Common	$5.12	-
60	Ponyta	Common	$4.88	-
BS 17	Beedrill	rare	$4.81	-
66	Tangela	Common	$3.98	-
42	Wartortle	Uncommon	$3.64	-
BS 26	Dratini	Uncommon	$3.41	-
44	Bulbasaur	Common	$3.19	-
61	Rattata	Common	$3.02	-
BS 29	Haunter	Uncommon	$2.85	-
46	Charmander	Common	$2.28	-
100	Lightning Energy	Common	$1.65	-
85	Pokemon Center	Uncommon	$1.14	-
BS 24	Charmeleon	Uncommon	$1.14	-
BS 28	Growlithe	Uncommon	$1.13	-
101	Psychic Energy	-	$0.42	-
97	Fighting Energy	-	$0.31	-
64	Starmie	Common	$1.02	-
94	Potion	Common	$0.21	-
BS 27	Farfetch'd	Uncommon	$0.57	-
90	Super Potion	Uncommon	$0.08	-
100	Lightning Energy	-	$0.45	-
98	Fire Energy	-	$0.23	-
98	Fire Energy	Common	$0.06	-
99	Grass Energy	-	$0.33	-
99	Grass Energy	Common	$0.06	-
91	Bill	Common	$0.02	-
10	Mewtwo	Holo Rare	-	-
10	Mewtwo	Rare Holo	$67.15	$104.23
100	Lightning Energy	Common	-	-
101	Psychic Energy	Common	-	-
101	Psychic Energy	Common	-	-
102	Water Energy	-	$0.40	-
102	Water Energy	Common	-	-
102	Water Energy	Common	-	-
11	Nidoking	Holo Rare	-	-
11	Nidoking	Rare Holo	$31.26	$1,672
12	Ninetales	Holo Rare	-	-
13	Poliwrath	Holo Rare	-	-
13	Poliwrath	Rare Holo	$35.53	$861.13
14	Raichu	Holo Rare	-	-
15	Venusaur	Holo Rare	-	-
16	Zapdos	Holo Rare	-	-
17	Beedrill	rare	-	-
18	Dragonair	rare	-	-
18	Dragonair	rare	$15.33	$338.98
19	Dugtrio	rare	-	-
19	Dugtrio	rare	$10.38	$199.69
2	Blastoise	Holo Rare	-	-
2	Blastoise	Rare Holo	$192.19	$107.84
20	Electabuzz	rare	-	-
20	Electabuzz	rare	$9.25	$346.81
21	Electrode	rare	-	-
22	Pidgeotto	rare	-	-
22	Pidgeotto	rare	$8.38	$283.27
23	Arcanine	Uncommon	-	-
23	Arcanine	Uncommon	$2.78	$454.95
24	Charmeleon	Uncommon	-	-
26	Dratini	Uncommon	-	-
26	Dratini	Uncommon	$3.28	$134.73
27	Farfetch'd	Uncommon	$1.25	-
28	Growlithe	Common	-	-
29	Haunter	Uncommon	-	-
3	Chansey	Common	-	-
30	Ivysaur	Uncommon	-	-
30	Ivysaur	Uncommon	-	-
31	Jynx	Uncommon	-	-
31	Jynx	Uncommon	-	-
32	Kadabra	Uncommon	-	-
32	Kadabra	Uncommon	-	-
33	Kakuna	Uncommon	-	-
33	Kakuna	Uncommon	-	-
34	Machoke	Uncommon	-	-
34	Machoke	Uncommon	-	-
35	Magikarp	Common	-	-
36	Magmar	Uncommon	-	-
37	Nidorino	Uncommon	-	-
37	Nidorino	Uncommon	-	-
38	Poliwhirl	Uncommon	-	-
39	Porygon	Uncommon	-	-
39	Porygon	Uncommon	-	-
4	Charizard	Holo Rare	-	-
4	Charizard	Rare Holo	$684.13	$559.43
40	Raticate	Uncommon	-	-
40	Raticate	Uncommon	-	-
41	Seel	Uncommon	-	-
41	Seel	Uncommon	-	-
42	Wartortle	Uncommon	-	-
42	Wartortle	Uncommon	$4.50	$244.86
43	Abra	Common	-	-
43	Abra	Common	-	-
45	Caterpie	Common	-	-
45	Caterpie	Common	-	-
46	Charmander	Common	-	-
47	Diglett	Common	-	-
47	Diglett	Common	-	-
48	Doduo	Common	-	-
48	Doduo	Common	-	-
49	Drowzee	Common	-	-
49	Drowzee	Common	-	-
5	Clefairy	Holo Rare	-	-
50	Gastly	Common	-	-
50	Gastly	Common	-	-
51	Koffing	Common	-	-
51	Koffing	Common	-	-
52	Machop	Common	-	-
52	Machop	Common	-	-
53	Magnemite	Common	-	-
53	Magnemite	Common	-	-
54	Metapod	Common	-	-
54	Metapod	Common	-	-
55	Nidoran M	Common	-	-
55	Nidoran M	Common	-	-
56	Onix	Common	-	-
56	Onix	Common	-	-
57	Pidgey	Common	-	-
57	Pidgey	Common	-	-
58	Pikachu	Common	-	-
58	Pikachu	Common	$6.84	$453.50
59	Poliwag	Common	-	-
59	Poliwag	Common	-	-
6	Gyarados	Holo Rare	-	-
6	Gyarados	Rare Holo	$43.49	$2,005
60	Ponyta	Common	-	-
61	Rattata	Common	-	-
62	Sandshrew	Common	-	-
63	Squirtle	Common	-	-
64	Starmie	Common	-	-
65	Staryu	Common	-	-
65	Staryu	Common	-	-
66	Tangela	Common	-	-
67	Voltorb	Common	-	-
68	Vulpix	Common	-	-
68	Vulpix	Common	-	-
69	Weedle	Common	-	-
69	Weedle	Common	-	-
70	Clefairy Doll	rare	-	-
70	Clefairy Doll	rare	-	-
71	Computer Search	rare	$3.74	$68.11
71	Computer Search	rare	-	-
71	Computer Search	rare	-	-
72	Devolution Spray	rare	-	-
72	Devolution Spray	rare	-	-
73	Imposter Professor Oak	rare	-	-
73	Imposter Professor Oak	rare	-	-
74	Item Finder	rare	-	-
74	Item Finder	rare	-	-
75	Lass	rare	-	-
75	Lass	rare	-	-
76	Pokémon Breeder	rare	$6.25	$285.75
76	Pokemon Breeder	rare	-	-
76	Pokemon Breeder	rare	-	-
77	Pokemon Trader	rare	-	-
77	Pokemon Trader	rare	-	-
78	Scoop Up	rare	-	-
78	Scoop Up	rare	-	-
79	Super Energy Removal	rare	-	-
80	Defender	Uncommon	-	-
81	Energy Retrieval	Common	-	-
81	Energy Retrieval	Common	-	-
82	Full Heal	Uncommon	-	-
83	Maintenance	Uncommon	-	-
83	Maintenance	Uncommon	-	-
84	PlusPower	Uncommon	-	-
84	PlusPower	Uncommon	-	-
85	Pokemon Center	Uncommon	-	-
86	Pokemon Flute	Uncommon	-	-
86	Pokemon Flute	Uncommon	-	-
87	Pokedex	Uncommon	-	-
87	Pokedex	Uncommon	-	-
88	Professor Oak	Uncommon	-	-
88	Professor Oak	Uncommon	-	-
89	Revive	Uncommon	-	-
89	Revive	Uncommon	-	-
9	Magneton	Common	-	-
91	Bill	Common	-	-
92	Energy Removal	Common	-	-
92	Energy Removal	Common	-	-
93	Gust of Wind	Common	-	-
93	Gust of Wind	Common	-	-
94	Potion	Common	-	-
94	Potion	Common	-	-
95	Switch	Common	-	-
95	Switch	Common	-	-
96	Double Colorless Energy	Uncommon	-	-
97	Fighting Energy	Common	-	-
97	Fighting Energy	Common	-	-
98	Fire Energy	Common	-	-
99	Grass Energy	Common	-	-

Frequently asked questions

What is the most valuable card in Base?

The most valuable card in Base is Venusaur #15, currently worth about $140.42 raw.

How many cards are in Base?

Base contains 304 cards and was released in January 1999.

How much is a complete Base set worth?

Based on current Cardmarket low prices, a complete raw Base set is worth about $16,759.

How can I check Base card values with my phone?

Scan any Base card with the free TCGApp.io app (Card Value Scanner) on iPhone to see live prices, PSA graded values and eBay sold comps, then add it to your collection to track set completion.

How do I track my Base collection?

In the TCGApp.io app, add cards from Base to a collection to see portfolio value, missing cards for set completion, price alerts and CSV/JSON export.

Is this set worth collecting?

Yes, the Base set is highly regarded and offers significant value to collectors due to its historical importance and iconic cards.

What are the chase cards?

Chase cards from this set include Venusaur, Chansey, and Hitmonchan, as they are not only rare but also highly desired by collectors for their gameplay and nostalgia.

Sealed vs singles for this set?

Both sealed packs and singles have their appeal; sealed packs offer the thrill of potential discovery while singles provide immediate access to specific cards. The Card Value Scanner app can help collectors assess the value of their collections.

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